Level: 20
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
PokerStars WCOOP 2021
WCOOP-14-H: $10,300 NLHE [8-Max, High Roller], $1M Gtd
Day: 1
Grafton Doubles Muehloecker
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker opened for 70,000 from under the gun. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton three-bet to 210,000 from the button. Muehloecker four-bet shoved for 929,108 and Grafton called.
Thomas "WushuTM" Muehloecker: 
Sam "SamSquid" Grafton: 
Both players hit a flush on the 
board. Muehloecker's flush was better to earn himself a double up against Grafton.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,172,704 | 692,028 |
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2,002,462 | 26,000 |
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1,937,716 | -113,244 |
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1,535,876 | 25,200 |
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1,436,066 | -1,214,108 |
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1,033,396 | 446,250 |
Schemion Picks Off Kovalski's Bluff
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski opened for 70,000 from the button and was called by Ole "wizowizo" Schemion from the big blind.
Schemion check-called for 52,500 on the 
flop and for 245,000 on the 
turn. The 
river completed the board and Schemion check-called for 280,000.
Schemion held 
for a flush to pick off his opponent's bluff with Kovalski turning over 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,114,994 | 811,975 |
|
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1,041,501 | 139,065 |
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871,794 | 318,434 |
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867,223 | -783,050 |
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608,561 | 128,775 |
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345,341 | -400,493 |
Top Five Stacks
Level 19
: 17,500/35,000, 4,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,650,174 | 529,814 |
|
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2,050,960 | 505,250 |
|
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1,976,462 | -147,750 |
|
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1,856,378 | 28,500 |
|
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1,774,784 | -72,448 |
Level: 19
Blinds: 17,500/35,000
Ante: 4,500
Big Slick Fails to Hold for Rudolph
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski opened from the cutoff for 60,000. Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph three-bet to 210,000 from the small blind before he called a four-bet shove for his stack of 692,876.
Christian "WATnlos" Rudolph: 
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski: 
The 
flop put Rudolph behind. Kovalski eventually held a flush after the 
turn and river completed the board to eliminate Rudolph on a bad beat in 20th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,650,273 | 556,826 |
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Busted |
Ladies for Brito
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Pablo "pabritz" Brito opened for 60,000 from the cutoff. Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder jammed for 1,312,484 from the small blind and Brito called.
Pablo "pabritz" Brito: 
Teun "tinnoemulder" Mulder: 
Brito's queens held for a double after the 
ran out on the board. Meanwhile, Pascal "Päffchen" Hartmann, Niklas "lena900" Astedt, Talal "raidalot" Shakerchi, and Daniel "SmilleThHero" Smiljkovic all lost their stack within a couple of minutes to leave 20 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,124,212 | 1,132,348 |
|
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2,120,360 | 221,550 |
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1,847,232 | 866,991 |
|
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1,827,878 | -224,769 |
|
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1,510,676 | 308,788 |
|
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1,480,676 | -463,126 |
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1,335,999 | -734,880 |
|
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587,146 | -1,393,378 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted |
Watson Eliminates Pardo
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Mike "SirWatts" Watson opened for 60,000 from the hijack before he called a button shove to 753,100 by Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo.
Juan "Malaka$tyle" Pardo: 
Mike "SirWatts" Watson: 
Watson's nines won the flip to eliminate Pardo after the 
ran out on the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,943,802 | 1,412,035 |
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Busted |
Grafton Picks Off Stevens' Bluff with Rockets
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Bert "girafganger7" Stevens opened for 63,000 from the hijack. Sam "SamSquid" Grafton three-bet to 180,000 and Stevens called.
Both players checked the 
flop. Grafton bet 208,125 on the turn and Stevens called. Grafton checked the 
river. Stevens jammed for 306,390 and Grafton called. Stevens had just king-high with 
and was eliminated in 26th place after Grafton showed .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,980,524 | -98,250 |
|
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1,898,810 | 812,370 |
|
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1,545,710 | -114,000 |
|
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1,201,888 | 842,828 |
|
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991,864 | -88,000 |
|
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391,558 | -119,250 |
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Busted |
Kovalski Eliminates Beresford
Level 18
: 15,000/30,000, 3,750 ante
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski opened for 60,000 from the hijack before he called a three-bet jam by Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford from the big blind to 416,702.
Conor "1_conor_b_1" Beresford:
Fabiano "Kovalski1" Kovalski:
Both players improved to trips on the 
board. Kovalski had the better kicker and the tournament was down to 26 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,303,019 | -158,493 |
|
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1,093,447 | 502,702 |
|
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902,436 | 50,180 |
|
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745,834 | 61,703 |
|
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553,360 | 170,180 |
|
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479,786 | -107,930 |
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Busted |